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FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTRUMENTS

2023 FMI FIN 07 (Fintech & Digital Disruption)


Course
Jarina Crause
Enrollment for this course is currently closed.

Modules

Here is the course outline:

WELCOME

This section contains the Course outline and the initial process.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
The Qualification Details

COURSE ORIENTATION

Orientation General information on this course Key dates , milestones and deliverables

Class Preparation
Class participation and Facilitation
Class Attendance
Course Assessment
Class Schedule

STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS

This Module contains instructions for each classroom block and clasroom day.

STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS for EACH BLOCK
Mentoring & Coaching
Experiential & Mentoring Logs

LIBRARY: PRESCRIBED READING

This section contains all the prescribed reading material.

Prescribed Reading

LEARNING / SYNDICATE GROUPS

Syndicate learning is a form of peer learning involving small groups of between 5 and 10 students working in semi-independent (tutor-less) groups towards the achievement of a collective goal or task.

Learning Groups

MODULE I: FINANCIAL MARKETS and FINTECH

The following is a look at Digital Banking and Platforms and how they are transforming the financial markets landscape.

CLASS PRESENTATION: Module 1 Financial Markets and Fintech
ASSIGNMENT: Module 1 Financial Markets & Fintech
ASSESSMENT: MODULE 1
ASSESSMENT: Module 1 Experiential Log
VIDEOS from Class Presentation
Financial Markets and Fintech
What are Financial Markets
Forces that affect the evolution of financial markets
4th Industrial Revolution
Fintech
Areas of digital disruption in financial services
Fintech Ecosystem
How the Economic Machine Works
6 Key developments in financial markets that have changed the face of financial markets
Digitisation vs Digitalisation
Digitalisation
Digitisation
3 good reasons why you should care about digitalisation
8 advantages of digitalisation of business
Banks vs Banking
Amazon
Video: Amazon
Video: Amazon enabling cash
Amazon Case Study

MODULE II: BANKING, THE CUSTOMER & FINTECH

Banking and The Future of Innovation Digital Transformation and The Next-Generation Customer Service.

PRE-READING CONTENT
CLASS PRESENTATION: Module 2 Banking, The Customer & Fintech
ASSIGNMENT: Module 2 Banking, The Customer & Fintech
ASSESSMENT: Module 2 Assignment
ASSESSMENT: Module 2 Experiential & Mentoring Log
VIDEOS from Class Presentation
Applying 1st principles design thinking in banking
Iteration vs Design Thinking: Video
What would a “First Principles” bank or bank account look like today?
Utility and Functionality
Smart Bank Account: Moven Bank
Bye-bye Products, Hello Experiences
Typical bank products that could disappear over the next 15–20 years
Retail Bank Digital Transformation Video
The Rise of the Neo- or Challenger Bank
Digital disruption:Video
Timeline of digital banking
What about SA?
Seriously Knowing Your Client (SKYC)
Which Generation Are You ?
Fintech
Fintech Today
Fintech topics to be covered on this course
Challenge for banks and other financial institutions
Fintech Tomorrow
Rise of the Super App
The Future of Fintech post Covid19
The Platform Revolution
The Platform Based Bank
Introduction to Financial Statements
The Balance Sheet

MODULE III: BLOCKCHAIN & CAPITAL RAISING

How Blockchain and Crypto are Disrupting the Financial Sector

Pre-reading Content
CLASS PRESENTATION: Module 3 Blockchain & Capital Raising
ASSIGNMENT: Module 3 Blockchain & Capital Raising
ASSESSMENT: Module 3 Assignment
ASSESSMENT: Module 3 Experiential Log
VIDEOS from Class Presentation
ARTICLES
Introduction
Decentralised Economy - The Blockchain
What is Blockchain?
Blockchain Technology
Blockchain builds trust in a network
How does Blockchain work?
Blockchain components: distributed ledger database
Payment Systems
Traditional Payment Systems
Decentalised Payment Systems
Decentarlised Payment Systems: The Process
How Blockchain is Modernising the Financial Services Industry
Application of Blockchain in Finance
Fraud Reduction
Know Your Customer (KYC)
Cheaper and Secure Payments
Trading Platforms
Monitoring of Consortium Accounts
Fast-paced Financial Transactions
Loans and Credit
Peer to Peer Lending
Real Use Case Examples
Blockchain and Crypto Assets
Blockchain and Crypto (Past, Present, and Future)
Digital / Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin Defined
Benefits of Cryptocurrency
Ethereum
Smart Contracts
Cryptocurrency: Future Scenarios
Challenges in Adoption of DLT
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